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Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, March 16, 2020, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Call to Order

• Approval of Minutes - February 18, 2020

University Business

• COVID-19 Response and task force

Information

• EPC Monthly Report - February 27, 2020
• Working on timeline/deadline for curriculum changes and plan to link to Curriculog
• Discussion about substantive vs. non-substantive curriculum changes

Reports

• Budget and Faculty Welfare Annual Report
• Parking & Transportation & GHG Annual Report

Old Business

• 407 Major Revisions
• 403.3 Professional Responsibility: Standards of Conduct

New Business

• 404 Student Involvement in Faculty Searches
• Call for Nominations for a New Faculty Senate President-Elect
• Next meeting could be held in Library 154 with small groups.

Pilot Testing: Hiv Knowledge, Knowledge Of Risk Behaviors, And Willingness To Be Tested Assessment Instruments, Paulette Dawn Slowinski

Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC)

Shorter, more effective instruments are needed to determine the efficacy of an evidence based single session HIV health promotion targeted educational intervention on HIV knowledge, knowledge of sexual risk behaviors, and willingness to be tested.

Traditional Funeral And Burial Rituals And Ebola Outbreaks In West Africa: A Narrative Review Of Causes And Strategy Interventions, Chulwoo Park

Faculty Publications

Introduction: In West Africa, traditional funerals and burials have proven main contributors to the spread of infectious diseases, such as Ebola, plague, the Marburg virus, and others. Although the World Health Organization has provided guidelines for the safe burial process after learning of the culture of the afterlife in Ebola-affected areas, little effort has been made to integrate theoretical interventions and models for changing West Africans’ funeral behavior. This research was conducted to study 1) the background of traditional burial rituals, 2) interventions to contain Ebola outbreaks in West Africa, and 3) a strategic approach to future disease outbreak in …

Adaptations Of Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 During Transition From Terrestrial To Aquatic Life, Monica Angeletti

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) and IRF7 are closely related IRF members and play a major role in the induction of interferons, which are a key component in vertebrate innate immunity. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the evolution and adaptation of these IRFs to the environment. Two unique motifs in IRF3 and 7 were identified. One motif, GASSL, is highly conserved throughout the evolution of IRF3 and 7 and located in the signal response domain. Another motif, DPHK, is in the DNA-binding domain. The ancestral protein of IRF3 and 7 seemed to possess the DPHK motif. In the ray-finned …

Is Romania Ready To Face The Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak? The Role Of Incoming Travelers And That Of Romanian Diaspora, Iulian Gherghel

Student Scholarship

Letter to editor of Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria From Songbirds And Fitness Studies Following Environmental Stressors In Vitro, Leah R. Forsyth

LSU Master's Theses

Since their initial discovery in 1928, antibiotics have been utilized for agriculture and human health purposes. The increasing use of antibiotics by humans and the rapid evolution of antibiotic resistance might be leading to the presence of more antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment. Understanding potential relationships between humans, bacteria, and the environment is important in order to study the spread and progression of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Several past studies have focused on oxidative stress, temperature stress, and antibiotic resistance in bacteria, but to my knowledge few if any have done a wide comparison between these environmental stressors and the …

Knowledge, Attitude And Practice For Healthcare Workers And Clinical Students About Infection Control Measures Awareness At Hospitals, Souhad Safadi, Esin Kavuran, Hanan Al Nuqiadan, Ahmad Tassi, Mirna Fawaz

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

Healthcare-associated infections are a major global public health concern. Health care workers are on the front line of protecting themselves and clients from infection, through preventing the transmission of nosocomial infections and that is through the implementation of infection control measures. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice of infection prevention among healthcare workers at Lebanese hospital. A descriptive cross-sectional research design was implemented in the study, where the sample included 240 participants (80 nurses, 80 medical lab, and 80 clinical students). Participants were surveyed using pre-tested self-administered questionnaire. The results showed that …

The Effect Of Educational Intervention On The Knowledge Of Nurses Regarding Catheter Indications And Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection Preventive Measures, Maryam Kbaysi, Esin Kavuran, Ahmad Tassi, Mirna Fawaz

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the fourth leading cause of healthcare associated infections. The single most important predisposing factor for CAUTI is the insertion of urinary catheter. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of educational intervention on the knowledge of nurses regarding catheter indications and CAUTI preventive measures. A Pre-Post-test study design was utilized in this study which was conducted at two university hospitals one in Saida (South Lebanon) and the other one in Beirut in Lebanon. A self-reported questionnaire about catheter insertion and CAUTI prevention was used before and after the educational intervention, …

The Correlation Between Specialty Choice And The Quality Of Life Of Lebanese Physicians, Nariman Salem, Abdel Raouf Kayssi, Khalil Fayad, Ali Ghanem, Zeina Hatoum, Lama Younes, Stephanie El Haddad, Bassel Jbahi

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

Doctors suffer a stressful life and are less satisfied than individuals in other careers. A trend has been observed among medical students in USA showing a change of specialty choice to alleviate their quality of life. Even though most medical students choose their career path based on the field they are most pleased with, it sounds reasonable to get an idea about the quality of life in the specialty they will elect to do. The objective of this study is to evaluate the correlation between specialty choice and the quality of life of Lebanese physicians, to see which specialties have …

Fate And Biofilm Formation Of Wild-Type And Pressure-Stressed Pathogens Of Public Health Concern In Surface Water And On Abiotic Surfaces, Md Niamul Kabir, Sadiye Aras, Sabrina Wadood, Shahid Chowdhury, Aliyar Cyrus Fouladkhah

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Since the historic outbreak near Broad Street in London, which serves as cornerstone of modern epidemiology, infectious diseases spread in surface and sub-surface water has been a persisting public health challenge. The current study investigated persistence of wild-type and pressure-stressed Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica serovars in surface water stored aerobically for up to 28 days at 5, 25, and 37 °C. Additionally, biofilm formation of wild-type and pressure-stressed non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars were monitored on surface of stainless steel and rubber coupons for 28 days at 25 and 37 °C. While L. monocytogenes exhibited a lower …

Molecular Characterization Of Haemaphysalis Species And A Molecular Genetic Key For The Identification Of Haemaphysalis Of North America, Alec T. Thompson, Kristen Dominguez, Christopher A. Cleveland, Shaun J. Dergousoff, Kandai Doi, Richard C. Falco, Talleasha Greay, Peter Irwin, L. Robbin Lindsay, Jingze Liu, Thomas N. Mather, Charlotte L. Oskam, Roger I. Rodriguez-Vivas, Mark G. Ruder, David Shaw, Stacey L. Vigil, Seth White, Michael J. Yabsley

Plant Sciences and Entomology Faculty Publications

Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae), the Asian longhorned tick, is native to East Asia, but has become established in Australia and New Zealand, and more recently in the United States. In North America, there are other native Haemaphysalis species that share similar morphological characteristics and can be difficult to identify if the specimen is damaged. The goal of this study was to develop a cost-effective and rapid molecular diagnostic assay to differentiate between exotic and native Haemaphysalis species to aid in ongoing surveillance of H. longicornis within the United States and help prevent misidentification. We demonstrated that restriction fragment length polymorphisms …

Inhibiting Iron Mobilization From Bacterioferritin In Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Impairs Biofilm Formation Irrespective Of Environmental Iron Availability, Anabel Soldano, Huili Yao, Josephine R. Chandler, Mario Rivera

Faculty Publications

Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society. Although iron is essential for bacteria, the nutrient presents problems of toxicity and solubility. Bacteria circumvent these problems with the aid of iron storage proteins where Fe3+ is deposited and, when necessary, mobilized as Fe2+ for metabolic requirements. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Fe3+ is compartmentalized in bacterioferritin (BfrB), and its mobilization as Fe2+ requires specific binding of a ferredoxin (Bfd) to reduce the stored Fe3+. Blocking the BfrB-Bfd complex leads to irreversible iron accumulation in BfrB and cytosolic iron deprivation. Consequently, given the intracellular iron sufficiency requirement for biofilm development, we hypothesized that blocking the …

Mapping Of Coronavirus Research Output At Global Level : A Scientometric Study, Vaishali Sovind Khaparde, Santosh Dhage V, Ratnakar Y. Muley

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Present Study analyzed research output for a period of 5 years between 2015 to and 2019. Web of Science database a service from Clarivate Analytics has been used to download citation and source data. Histcite application software have been used to present the datasets. Analysis part focuses on the parameters like citation impact at local and global level, influential authors and their total output, ranking of contributing institutions and countries. In addition to this scientographical mapping of data is presented through graphs using VOSviewer software mapping technique.

March 12, 2020: Covid-19 Update, Letter From The President, Kettering University

Communication Updates

No abstract provided.

Comparing Febrile Children Presenting On And Off Antibiotics To The Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study., R D. Sawaya, T El Zahran, S Mrad, C Abdul Massih, Sami Shayya, M Makki, H Tamim, M Majdalani

Emergency Medicine Articles

BACKGROUND: It is not yet known how antibiotics may affect Serious Bacterial Infections (SBI). Our aim is to describe the presentation, management, and serious bacterial infections (SBI) of febrile children on or off antibiotics.

METHODS: Retrospective, cohort study of febrile Emergency Department patients, 0-36 months of age, at a single institution, between 2009 and 2012.

RESULTS: Seven hundred fifty-three patients were included: 584 in the No-Antibiotics group and 169 (22%) in the Antibiotics group. Age and abnormal lung sounds were predictors for being on antibiotics (OR 2.00 [95% CI 1.23-3.25] and OR 1.04 [95% CI 1.02-1.06] respectively) while female gender, …

Daily Eastern News: March 12, 2020, Eastern Illinois University

March

No abstract provided.

Emerging Therapeutic Strategies For Covid-19 Patients, Shudong Zhu, Xialing Guo, Kyla Geary, Dianzheng Zhang

PCOM Scholarly Works

Over 100,000 cases of COVID-19 patients infected with the novel coronavirus SARS-COV-2 have been reported worldwide in approximately 2 months, resulting in over 3000 deaths. Potential therapeutic strategies, including remdesivir, chloroquine phosphate, abidol, lopinavir/ritonavir, plasma, antibody, vaccine and stem cells are discussed in this review. With the number of patients increasing daily, there is an urgent need for effective therapeutic intervention.

Evaluating Implementation Effectiveness And Sustainability Of A Maternity Waiting Homes Intervention To Improve Access To Safe Delivery In Rural Zambia: A Mixed-Methods Protocol, Elizabeth G. Henry, Thandiwe Ngoma, Jeanette L. Kaiser, Rachel M. Fong, Taryn Vian, Davidson H. Hamer, Peter C. Rockers, Godfrey Biemba, Nancy A. Scott

Nursing and Health Professions Faculty Research and Publications

Background: In low-income countries such as Zambia, where maternal mortality rates are persistently high, maternity waiting homes (MWHs) represent one potential strategy to improve access to safe delivery, especially for women living in remote areas. The Maternity Homes Access in Zambia project (MAHMAZ) is evaluating the impact of a MWH model on women’s access to safe delivery in rural Zambia. There is a growing need to understand not only the effectiveness of interventions but also the effectiveness of their implementation in order to appropriately interpret outcomes. There is little evidence to guide effective implementation of MWH for both immediate uptake …

School Nurses' Role During Disease Outbreak, Christina Rickenbach

Theses and Dissertations

Background and Purpose: School nurses have the critical task of overseeing the health and wellness of school-aged students. Utah is 1 of 17 states which allow parents to exempt their children from vaccines. The most common parental reason for exempting children from vaccines is personal choice. With the number of students without vaccinations on the rise, school nurses are tasked with responsibilities related to the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases. However, few studies have explored the role of school nurses in managing a disease outbreak. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to 1) explore the responsibilities of Utah school nurses …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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• “Stay calm,” says Georgia Southern medical director on coronavirus
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• Club spotlight: Men of Vision and Excellence
• Jake Maples From junior college to one of the top golf tournaments in the country
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• Howard's First Season …

T Cell Response Kinetics Determines Neuroinfection Outcomes During Murine Hsv Infection, Aisha G Lee, Jason M Scott, Maria Rita Fabbrizi, Xiaoping Jiang, Dorothy K Sojka, Mark J Miller, Megan T Baldridge, Wayne M Yokoyama, Haina Shin

Open Access Publications

Herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) and HSV-1 both can cause genital herpes, a chronic infection that establishes a latent reservoir in the nervous system. Clinically, the recurrence frequency of HSV-1 genital herpes is considerably less than HSV-2 genital herpes, which correlates with reduced neuronal infection. The factors dictating the disparate outcomes of HSV-1 and HSV-2 genital herpes are unclear. In this study, we show that vaginal infection of mice with HSV-1 leads to the rapid appearance of mature DCs in the draining lymph node, which is dependent on an early burst of NK cell-mediated IFN-γ production in the vagina that occurs …

March 11, 2020: Covid-19 Update, Letter From The President, Kettering University

Communication Updates

No abstract provided.

The Bates Student - Volume 150 Number 09 - March 11, 2020, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.

Looking To The Future With Dr. Francis Collins, Matt Windsor

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Documents From The March 11, 2020 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes from the March 11, 2020 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolution was discussed during the meeting:

SB61-19/20: Resolution Endorsing the ASUM Sustainability Fee Adjustment

Documents From The March 11, 2020 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes from the March 11, 2020 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolutions were discussed during the meeting:

SB61-19/20: Resolution Endorsing the ASUM Sustainability Fee Adjustment

SB62-19/20: Resolution Providing Clarification and Transparency for the Adjudication of ASUM Recognized Student Groups

Telemedicine: Benefits, Challenges, And Its Great Potential, Samantha J. Achenbach

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.

Hepatitis C: There's A Cure, But Who Will Bail Out The Department Of Corrections?, Monica K. Houston

Health Law and Policy Brief

No abstract provided.

Alternating Connectivity In Random Graphs, Patrick Bennett, Ryan Cushman, Andrzej Dudek

Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award (FRACAA)

Many problems in graph theory are so hard in general that they seem hopeless. So sometimes mathematicians lower our expectations a bit, and try to prove that a statement is true for "almost all graphs" (for some reasonable interpretation of what that means) rather than insisting on proving it for all graphs. One way to address questions about about almost all graphs to use a random graph model, the first of which is due to Erdos, Rényi and Gilbert in the 1950's. Since then many more models have been introduced, but they all generate graphs according to the outcome of …

Louisville Coronavirus Surveillance Program, Julio A. Ramirez, Kenneth E. Palmer, Ruth Carrico, Forest W. Arnold, Donghoon Chung, Leslie A Wolf

The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections

An important feature of COVID-19, the disease produced by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is the high number of health care workers (HCWs) that acquire the disease. In an initial report of 138 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia in China, 40 patients (29%) were HCWs. One reason why HCWs are at higher risk of acquiring COVID-19 is that some patients with COVID-19 are admitted to the hospital without the classical presentation and are therefore not tested for the disease early during hospitalization. Presently in the US, it is recommended to test for COVID-19 when physicians suspect the disease. This subjective approach …